Chapter 1916

Ralph loosened his tie, smirking smugly. "Barney used to be in love with this girl named Annie ten years ago, but one day, Annie killed herself. I knew the reason all along, but Barney didn't. He wanted to know, so I finally gave him an answer." Wilbur stared at Ralph in shock. "What? Barney killed himself?" Ralph said, "I told her that Annie had been in love with me, not him. I rejected Annie very harshly, and she couldn't take it. That was why she killed herself. You must know how beautiful love is to a young man and woman, sir. That lady had been the entire world to Barney, but I fooled him too." "You lied to him?" "That's right." Ralph looked nothing but smug, looking extremely confident when it came to talking about women. "The truth was that Annie was in love with Barney, too. She knew Barney and I were close, so she came looking for me on her own hoping that I'd help her give Barney her love letter." "I took her body in my very house, and she hung herself not long afte